Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
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west end To the capital.
Il is not unusual to find ergs in fowls
killod for the table, but II is unusual to
find chickens. This is said. on good
AUTHORITY, to have happencd in Emil
nenoe, Mo-, ~here fully developed
chick, enclosed IN sort Of pouch. was
found inside hen that was being pre-
pared for the pot
John Jacob Astor is rated at $780,
100000. and is probably she richest
man in America. tho great bulk Of his
property consisting Of real estate. He
married Miss Gibbs Of Charleston, S.
C., and William Waldorf Astor, the ex-
minister to Italy, is his onlS son. The
old gentleman 10 o liberal liver and
somewhat equity.
The breaking Of dishes is great item
In tho expense account Of New York
hotels. The greatest amount Of break
ago 10 In handling and washing; dishes
may not DO actually broken nj first, but
| they are constantly nicked and cracked,
and. after that soon 60 TO pieces. Two
OF The leading houses sustain loss Of
at least SIC. 900 annually in this way.
According to Science IL would ap-
pear that the ''bogus butter issue" is
not confined TO the United States. A
similar agitation is taking place in
India, and bill dealing with the
adulteration of ghee, or clarified butter,
introduced in response to the urgent
demands Of tho native community,
has recently been passed by the Bengal
Council.
Charles Baker, Texas farmer, be-
came insane over his wife's death, and
his servants fed. He amused himself
by killing his live stock, and shot every
thing moving, even chickens HIS
neighbors went to arrest him, and after
firing on them. he rushed to an upper
room, placed himself at the window
and cut bis throat then turned a pistol
against his head. fired and fell dead.
The princess of Wales lately got from
Paris winter costume trimmed with o
dark gray fur which she greatly ad-
mlred. You are n sportsman" she
shortly sfterward remarked to her bus
band; 'aell me what kind OF fur this
isp" u don't hunts rats and mice" no
replied, laughing; "I leave that to the
sewer men," And now the princess
doesn't like the costume rs well rs she
did.
Oliver Payne, when visiting his sis
, ter in New York, sleeps on 8 bedstead
which cost $4,000. Secretary Whifney's
friends say. that after his father-in-law
! had made him present OF this house
in New York he complained that he
could not keep it; that IT took moro
money than he could earn to pay tie
taxes. keep servants, and sustain the
place. Thcreupon Col Oliver Payne.
, who was bachelor. gave his sister 3d..
100000 to go To housekeeping.
The St Louis Globe Democrat, refer
: ring to u contract recently made be-
tween London mining company and
an American manufacturing firm says
} it is one Of tho most remarkable on
record. The company proposes to work
extensive gold lanas in Africa, aud
needing a large iol oi machinery in
quired in oil the largo cities Of Europe
and America, and finally placed Its or
q der with un American firm. There are
to be six stamp-mills complete.
A California horse-thief asked q
rough-looking man in Sacramento
{ where he could find good criminal
lawyer The map showed him law
yer's office. and stood by while he con-
fcsscd to have stolen horse in San
a Joaquin county. The lawyer said the
case looked bad. Then I guess III
J skip out" said the thief Not to-day"
said the rough-looking man, who was q
special policeman, and who promptly
Q locked up the careless criminal
: Col Jake Child, the poetic Missouriau
who is representing this government In
q ministerial capacity NJ the court Of
D the king OF Siam. writes letter TO his
home rapgr. in old Missouri. which
starts of in il;c following strain: again
. l watt you ,uissive over the sun-kissed
seas, from far Orient, land OF legends" !"
,etc. 1t is apparent. says the New York
, World, that Col. Jake's norcsccnt style
! lof composition has not been dnlied by
his brief residence among the prosaic
SIamese.
An eastern merchant says the amount
of goods stolen from large dry goods
houses during year is Insignificant
n Professional shoplflers, he says. are
scarce, aud they do not last long, for
their actions whilo making n raid ex-
n pose them to the clerks. II Is an east
thing 10 detect thieves. Sboplifters ara
always women; men are so out OF pinca
0 In dry goods store. Women are NOT
likely to become skillful thieves. and II
Ishey do their greed generally leads
o them TO try TO carry away too many
things.
- Recently Oscar Kidd, OF Port Jervis,
v NJ, Y, dreamed that a watch, wrapped
in cotton in tin box, was secreted in d
N cellar of a certain honse IN that town.
The owner Of the house laughed Of
Oscar, who wanted to look for The
% watch, but finally went down TO Chs
cellar with him, and sure enough Kidd
found the watch Just as he had dream
ed. Then the owner Of the hous<
70 claimed the watch because IL had beer
found on his premises. and he kept II
too.
A strange variety Of taste, says Q
N London magazine, has prevailed n
W various countries in regard to mush
rooms. In Russia the peasants are nevel
without them. They are hung up z
dry In the roofs Of the cottages, like GA
% cakes in Lancashire, and form great
>. ly esteemed rolish 10 all sorts OF dishes
" In some parts Of Germany also. they an
largely preserved In brine tor cookini
purposes, but In England 1t e eail
lately that they have come st all int'
general use.
So many Salt Lake Mormons ar
leaving town that the gentiles are max
ing fun of their advertisements
s.closing out sales" An eating hous
has this legend posted In the doorway
sWfll leave Jerusalem for Woods x 10
two daya Wiener wurst and saue
krsut will be closed out bolow COST
Even the bootblacks have caught tn
infection. and one mdvertises: 'Goini
70 the Palestine Underground for
month; regular Joseph Smith Celestis
shine below costi"
Aocord.ag to . Constantinople cor
responder. the sultan Of Turkey i u
fearful dread Of assassination. Th'
ut Russian proclivities Of the sultan hav
brought down on his head the wrath 9
VI the 6igh government and palace o.
he ficiala Bairam Aga, the chief eunucn
49, vas requested recently 10 point out
his majesty that Turkey was In the va
rS Of becoming . second PerslA ana
IN gently reminded his majesty q To
sdsposition" Of the lsto Abdul Azis bs
cause Of his leaning toward kussial
st william Kocksssllss, OF the StAudar'
"A on Company, has purchased the entir
a' eptste of the late William II Aspinwal
Of In the towns Of Mount Pleasant an'
a.. n.a..- Thu s,r0rN RI